Sylvia Earle Visual Techniques

All of the TED speakers, Sylvia Earle, Manuel Lima, and Camille Seaman, each present visual data to help enlighten their audience on their topics.
Earle talks of her experiences in the ocean. She is shown in submarines, scuba gear, and a special suite for walking being able to handle the pressure of walking on the bottom of the ocean (Earle). The images create an appeal to character, because it shows her passion for the oceans. She respects the ocean, and the footage proves this. She gains credibility with her footage, and the audience respects who she is. In the visuals, we also see her logos. We see wildlife being discarded for humanity’s selfish gain. Earle demonstrates a chart that visualizes that “from 1900-2000 90% of the big fish have been killed” (Earle). She is using this to present data. Her footage and charts are effective, because they show us actual images without having to imagine it in our head. Her data seems reliable, and her footage shows her passion and appeal to character. …show more content…
He uses still images of family trees and networks (Manuel). These images are used to show the contrasting ideas. With a tree, there is a core from which everything branches, but networks all over the place, and show no dominating leader. This visuals are not used to elicit emotion or show his character, rather the images are used to present data. Looking at the pictures while he speaks, sound logical. In the modern area, we use network to understand complex things such the human brain, the ecosystem, the internet, etc. (Earle). The audience sees neurons firing in the brain like a network, and this presents logic. It is effective, because we can visualize a network and then compare to something